downloaded a gadget from the "more gadget" option,
onced installed it woudnt work for me so I tried deleting and for some reason it wont let me...
so I tracked down the folder and deleted most of its contents besides one that wont let me delete.
here..C:\Users\Guest\appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\SysInfo[1].gadget
is this malware?? anyway to delete this??
type: application extension size:16kb
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it says "destination folder acccess denied"
its under the user guest but when I log on to my admistrator profile..its not located in the gadget folder -
anyone please?
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EDIT: Oh, I see, it's under \Program Files, right? Well, make sure it's set (in the admin account) to view hidden and system files (Organize > Folder and Search Options > View > ...) -
Thanks for enlightening me -
thanks swarmer.. I just did a restore piont (make use of it since it takes so much space on my HD) , and its good as new
at least now I know what to do next time -
It looks like basically the same menu options though, just organized differently.
help on deleting this file
Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jaxxx, Feb 27, 2008.